Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Starks Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starks Knob and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Starks Knob

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Starks Knob:
  • 43.121742, -73.587616
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Starks Knob

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
  • Since Starks Knob is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Starks Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Starks Knob ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bacon Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Coveville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coveville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
• Gates
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Greenwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwich is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
• Hickory Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Jewell Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
• Lick Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lick Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Springs
• Middle Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <1>
• Queens Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
• Stonegate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
• Victory Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Victory Mills is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victory Mills <1>
• Village of Victory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Village of Victory has also been known as:
  • Victory village

How Far From Starks Knob to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Starks Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Starks Knob and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Starks Knob to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'